Oregon Manifest Challenge

Signal Cycles & Ziba Design Collaboration

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Portland, Oregon-based builders Signal Cycles collaborated with local design firm Ziba to generate a low-slung upright-riding bike with a belt drive, internally wired lighting, and an ingenious freight sidecar that folds up to become an integrated rear rack when not in use. I rode with the Signal team for at least a dozen miles, before and after the bike was loaded, and was thoroughly impressed by how fluidly the sidecar worked and how well the bike handled. The third wheel clearly helped stabilize the load, making the bike handle better and the rider more comfortable.